He lost both of his legs and his right arm in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2009.

Having had to cope with riding from Lancashire to Gloucestershire in often scorching weather this week, he said: “It was hot but we’re both quite fit. When I think about the guys who passed away, that gives me the mental strength to carry on and cope with the physical demands.

“I’ve not questioned why I’m doing it. I’ve dug deep.”

Emma Willis in the sewing room of her factory in Gloucester

He said he took added inspiration from having received a letter from the mother of one of the dead soldiers, thanking him for keeping her son’s memory alive and showing that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

Andy, who is from St Helen’s in Merseyside, will cycle with Glen from Gloucester to Warminster and then Devizes in Wiltshire before kayaking from there to Westminster.